Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and Washington Counties Document Format Requirements

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Counsel and parties attending a hearing must appear by video unless video is impossible.

4. All counsel and parties attending a hearing do so via video, unless video is impossible

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Attendees should remain connected to Zoom if they are not admitted at the hearing start time.

The judge will admit you to the hearing from the waiting room. DO NOT disconnect from Zoom just because you may not be admitted right at the hearing time.

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c. Please label the documents submitted to the drop box so that they can be easily identified.

c. Please label the documents submitted to the drop box so that they can be easily identified.

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d. If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit. Counsel should agree on the method being used to identify the exhibits (such as one side using numbers and the opposing side using letters, or using party ID before the number/letter).

d. If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit. Counsel should agree on the method being used to identify the exhibits (such as one side using numbers and the opposing side using letters, or using party ID before the number/letter).

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1. So that Judge Garcia can identify which persons in the waiting room are associated with a particular hearing, please set your Zoom user/screen name to your name or your firm’s name (as opposed to a nickname or other phrase).

1. So that Judge Garcia can identify which persons in the waiting room are associated with a particular hearing, please set your Zoom user/screen name to your name or your firm’s name (as opposed to a nickname or other phrase).

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Counsel and parties attending a Zoom hearing are expected to dress as if appearing in person in court.

5. As a video Zoom conference hearing is a court proceeding, it is anticipated that any counsel or party attending a hearing will be properly attired as if appearing in person in court.

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6. So that hearings can promptly start, please log into the Zoom video conference at least five (5) minutes before the hearing start time.

6. So that hearings can promptly start, please log into the Zoom video conference at least five (5) minutes before the hearing start time.

WARNINGCivil cases

Exhibits presented at the final hearing should not contain highlighting, underlining, or notations, except for necessary redactions.

Further, the exhibits presented to the Court at the final hearing should not have any highlighting or underlining or notations except for necessary redaction pursuant to the aforementioned rules.

WARNINGCivil cases

Before trial, exhibits must be marked with consecutive numbers for the plaintiff and consecutive letters for the defendant.

All exhibits must be marked in advance of trial using consecutive numbers (for the Plaintiff) and letters (for the Defendant).

WARNINGCivil cases

The proposed jury instructions and verdict forms must be submitted in Microsoft Word format.

After discussing the matter, the proposed jury instructions and verdict forms shall be filed, and a copy shall be filed and emailed to the Judge’s judicial assistant (in Microsoft Word format) no later than 3 days prior to the Pretrial Conference.

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Proposed hearing times and all time references in Notices of Hearing must use the Central Time Zone.

H. All proposed hearing times will be in the Central Time Zone, and all Notices of Hearing must set a hearing with references only to Central Time Zone.

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E-mails to the judicial assistant must include the case name and case number in the subject line.

The subject line of any e-mail to the judicial assistant must contain the case name and case number (e.g., Doe v. Doe, 25DR1234).

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When converting a proposed order from PDF to DOCX, review every character for accuracy before submission.

h. If you convert a .pdf file to a .docx file, read every character in the proposed order for accuracy before submitting to the Court.

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If converting a proposed order from PDF to DOCX, read every character for accuracy before submitting it.

If you convert a .pdf file to a .docx file, read every character in the proposed order for accuracy before submitting to the Court.

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Format

PDF

All proposed orders must include a cover letter in .pdf format.

All proposed orders must include a cover letter in .pdf format.

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Exhibits submitted for an evidentiary hearing should be pre-marked and identify the party intending to introduce each exhibit.

d. If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please pre-mark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit.

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B. Once you enter the Zoom Room, mute your line until your case is called. C. Please ensure you have connected to audio. If you have not connected to audio, the Court will not be able to hear you. D. Please ensure you have logged in with a display name that identifies who you are. E. As a reminder, being in the Zoom Room is the same as being in the courtroom and as such, proper courtroom decorum should be adhered to. You should wear proper attire (no hats), no smoking or vaping is allowed, and it is best if you are in a place as free of noise and distractions as possible.

B. Once you enter the Zoom Room, mute your line until your case is called. C. Please ensure you have connected to audio. If you have not connected to audio, the Court will not be able to hear you. D. Please ensure you have logged in with a display name that identifies who you are. E. As a reminder, being in the Zoom Room is the same as being in the courtroom and as such, proper courtroom decorum should be adhered to. You should wear proper attire (no hats), no smoking or vaping is allowed, and it is best if you are in a place as free of noise and distractions as possible.

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Participants should use their name or firm name, not a nickname or other phrase, as their Zoom screen name.

So that Judge Goodman can identify which persons in the waiting room are associated with a particular hearing, please set your Zoom user/screen name to your name or your firm’s name (as opposed to a nickname or other phrase).

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Documents submitted to the drop box should be labeled so they can be easily identified.

c. Please label the documents submitted to the drop box so that they can be easily identified

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Proposed orders must be submitted in the appropriate format.

All proposed orders must be submitted in the appropriate format.

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d. If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit.

d. If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit.

WARNINGCivil cases

Format

PDF

Any case law or other items being submitted should be uploaded as separate .pdf documents.

Any case law or other items being submitted should be uploaded as separate .pdf documents.

WARNINGCivil cases

If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit.

If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit.

WARNINGCivil cases

Documents submitted to the OneDrive drop box must be labeled so they can be easily identified.

Please label the documents submitted to the drop box so that they can be easily identified.

WARNINGCivil cases

Counsel should agree on the method for identifying exhibits.

Counsel should agree on the method being used to identify the exhibits (such as one side using numbers and the opposing side using letters or using party ID before the number/letter.

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c. Please label the documents submitted to the drop box so that they can be easily identified

c. Please label the documents submitted to the drop box so that they can be easily identified

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If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit.

If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit.

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Please label the documents submitted to the drop box so that they can be easily identified

Please label the documents submitted to the drop box so that they can be easily identified

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Counsel should agree on a method for identifying exhibits, such as using different numbering or lettering for each side.

Counsel should agree on the method being used to identify the exhibits (such as one side using numbers and the opposing side using letters, or using party ID before the number/letter).

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If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit. Counsel should agree on the method being used to identify the exhibits (such as one side using numbers and the opposing side using letters, or using party ID before the number/letter).

If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit. Counsel should agree on the method being used to identify the exhibits (such as one side using numbers and the opposing side using letters, or using party ID before the number/letter).

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Documents submitted to the drop box should be labeled so they can be easily identified.

c. Please label the documents submitted to the drop box so that they can be easily identified

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Format

PDF

Any case law or other items being submitted should be uploaded as separate .pdf documents

Any case law or other items being submitted should be uploaded as separate .pdf documents

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Use the stated chambers address and list the destination as “Judge Henry’s Chambers,” without a room number.

Address: 300 E. 4th Street, Panama City, FL 32401. There is no room number – just list as Judge Henry’s Chambers.

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When listing the chambers address, use “Judge Henry’s Chambers” because there is no room number.

16. Address: 300 E. 4th Street, Panama City, FL 32401. There is no room number – just list as Judge Henry’s Chambers.

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Documents submitted to the drop box must be labeled so they can be easily identified.

Please label the documents submitted to the drop box so that they can be easily identified

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Format

PDF

The cover letter accompanying a proposed order must be in PDF format.

2. All proposed orders must include a cover letter in .pdf format.

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If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit. Counsel should agree on the method being used to identify the exhibits (such as one side using numbers and the opposing side using letters, or using party ID before the number/letter).

If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit. Counsel should agree on the method being used to identify the exhibits (such as one side using numbers and the opposing side using letters, or using party ID before the number/letter).

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d. If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit. Counsel should agree on the method being used to identify the exhibits (such as one side using numbers and the opposing side using letters or using party ID before the number/letter).

d. If documents being submitted include exhibits for an evidentiary hearing, please premark the exhibits and identify the party intending to introduce the exhibit. Counsel should agree on the method being used to identify the exhibits (such as one side using numbers and the opposing side using letters or using party ID before the number/letter).

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Do not upload hearing materials as a zip file or folder.

DO NOT upload documents as a zip file/folder as the Court will be unable to access those

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Proposed orders need not list recipients’ mailing or email addresses at the end.

Proposed orders do not need to include the addresses or email addresses of recipients of the order at the end.

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Participants may log in to Zoom three minutes before the scheduled hearing start.

A. You may log in three (3) minutes before the scheduled start time of the hearing.

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Counsel should agree on an exhibit-identification method, such as using numbers for one side and letters for the other or adding party identification.

Counsel should agree on the method being used to identify the exhibits (such as one side using numbers and the opposing side using letter or using party ID before the number/letter).